Food and Wine Specialties from Veneto

The Italian Region of Veneto, thanks to its particular morphology including plains, mountains, and coasts, can boast a great variety of specialties. Delicacies that delight the palate, accompanying the visitor of the splendid cities of art and of the many places rich of unique landscape views.

Prosecco wine.

Prosecco is undoubtedly one of the most famous and appreciated Italian wines in the world. The main reasons for such a reputation are its great pleasantness and versatility: characteristics that, during the last few years, have led to a huge increase in sales. Let’s find out its history, how it’s produced and a lot of interesting facts. Let’s visit the enchanting lands where its vines grow. (Continue)

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Asiago cheese PDO.

Asiago, one of the most appreciated Italian cheeses, takes its name from the famous plateau located in the north-eastern part of the peninsula. Let’s find out the history of this dairy specialty, how it’s produced and its different types. Let’s try to understand what makes it worthy of the PDO label. (Read more)

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Venice has always been the beating heart of Veneto Region. Despite being separated from the mainland (its foundations lay on a large number of small islands), over the centuries the ‘Serenissima’ has exercised a deep cultural influence on its hinterland.
A kind of influence that appears quite evident while walking in the historic centers of the main cities of this Region …

… as well as strolling through the narrow alleys of the picturesque villages that, like gems, embellish the territory.

Friularo wine.

There is a place where emotions from a time past, art, culture and taste, seem to blend with each other. A beautiful, ancient villa in the Italian countryside becomes the source of feelings that inevitably ignite inspiration. It’s here that the Friularo wine was born, the fruit of a sensibility slowly acquired over the centuries. (Read more)

Italy – Section: Beverages / Veneto Region

Veneto is a region that, despite its (relatively) small dimension, presents a great number of landscapes. Coasts, lagoons, hills, mountains and the Po Valley: fascinating places hosting unique treasures of art.

It’s almost impossible to visit Veneto without running into a beautiful ancient villa. A great part of them was built between the Fifteenth and the Nineteenth Century by the richest Venetian aristocrats and merchants in the inland territories conquered by the Serenissima (the ‘mainland domains’, ‘domini di terraferma’).

Many of these magnificent buildings were designed by the most famous architects of the time like, for example, Andrea Palladio. They were used by their masters as places of leisure and relaxation. The villas were generally surrounded by other structures, intended for the agricultural exploitation of the surrounding estates.

To make the articles of this section, we at WebFoodCulture have collaborated with some of the most famous food and wine representatives from the Italian region of Veneto. Consortia, companies and historical associations which, consistently with the mission of this website, can boast some of the most typical and traditional specialties on the market. Some examples:

State: Italy
Region: Veneto

Veneto is an Italian region located in the north-eastern part of the peninsula. Its name comes from that of an Indo-European people, the ‘Veneti’ or ‘Venetici’, who settled in this area in the second millennium BC. The most important center of this region has always been Venice, city worldwide famous for its art and history. The provincial capitals are Padua, Verona, Treviso, Belluno, Vicenza and Rovigo.

Strolling through the ‘calli’, the narrow alleys of Venice, it’s quite easy to come across a ‘bacaro’: a small tavern, very noisy and lively, where it’s possible to spend some time enjoying the company of the nice and colorful local people. In a traditional bacaro are usually served wine and very tasteful appetizers, also known as ‘cicchetti’. (coming soon)

‘Prosecco’ is undoubtedly one of the best known and most exported Italian wines in the world. Read more

There is no doubt that the paintings of Canaletto and the music of Vivaldi are the artistic works that best represent the city of Venice: the heart of Veneto.

One of the best ways to enjoy a slice of Asiago Stravecchio is to dip it in honey or jam. Another good way is to accompany it with some ‘passito’ wine: this combination gives to the palate unique sensations.

In September 1786, the famous German writer J.W. von Goethe ate at the Trattoria Ballotta, enjoying particularly some dishes: the ’baccalà mantecato’ (creamed cod), the Montagnana ham and the stuffed quail. Everything was accompanied by more than one glass of Friularo wine.
It seems that on this occasion he said:

“Die ganzen menù hat mir sehr geschmeckt und verliebt wie eine Dame”

“I really enjoyed the menù and fell in love with it like with a woman”

Or, as the Venetians would say, “e fritoe col buso”. A famous painting of the Eighteenth Century by Pietro Longhi, the ‘Frittelle vendor’, shows a peddler preparing these pastries and selling them to a rich nobleman accompanied by two ladies. Read more